Forget ING..Real Free Rides
According to The Vancouver Sun, TransLink riders don't like paying for transit. In fact, they don't like paying for it so much that almost 5.3% of SkyTrain passengers evade their fares, as do 2.5% of bus passengers. I've never seen comparative figures for D.C. and other major transit hubs, but I'd be curious. There have been many days when I've underpaid my bus fare, either accidentally or for lack of change -- and most times the drivers tell me not to worry about it.
Interstingly, it can add up to major loses -- TransLink's lost CA$3.3 million on the SkyTrain in 2000, and CA$2.9 million on buses.
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Those loss figures are in Canadian Dollars. In USD, it totals up to about $57.68.
